Earlier today, the San Francisco Interfaith Council (SFIC) hosted the 47th in a series of weekly COVID-19 response briefings for faith leaders. Today's special observance of Earth Day featured San Francisco Department of the Environment Director Debbie Raphael, who addressed the need for humility and compassion in confronting the interwoven challenges of Climate Change and the Pandemic. Additionally, she discussed the Department's efforts to collaborate with diverse communities of problem solvers, from neighborhood environmental organizations to those from widely different professional backgrounds, as well as her own journey to bring her faith tradition to this work.

Also participating were Zoom Briefing Moderator/SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas, SFIC Board Chair/Shanti Project Executive Director Kaushik Roy, Pacifica Institute Northern California Director Fatih Ates, Episcopal Diocese of California Bishop The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus and California Interfaith Power & Light Northern California Director Liore Milgrom-Gartner. Special appreciation is extended to SFIC Program/Administrative Associate Cynthia Zamboukos and COVID Command Center's Joint Information Center Community Partners Group Coordinator John McKnight, Virtual Outreach Team Producer Alisa Kerawala, assisted by Lead Sharon Walton. 

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